Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to improve vision
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
C) to avoid eye strain
D) only if you don't have glasses
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) figure it out as you do the lab
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) skip it and go to the next part
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) dumped into the sink
B) left at your table for the next class
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
D) taken home
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) tell the teacher at once
B) apply first aid yourself
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) see a doctor after school
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
C) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) slippers
B) closed-toed shoes
C) sandals
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) Ok
B) okay if you are working alone
C) always against the rules
D) not dangerous
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your teacher
B) your best friend in class
C) your lab partners
D) the custodian
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) others to put away
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) use a fan
C) pour it on the table
D) nhale deeply
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) all of these
B) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
C) read all the directions
D) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire blanket
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
D) ipe your hands on your clothes
  • 14. You picked up a dirty test tube with a sticky substance on the outside. You get some of this substance on your hand. What is the first thing you should do?
A) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
B) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
C) wipe your hands on your pants
D) wipe your hands on a classmate
  • 15. You are working on a lab involving heat. Your lab partner accidently drops a glass beaker and it shatters causing a piece of glass to go into their eye. They should have been wearing -
A) sun glasses
B) gloves
C) Safety glasses
D) Lab coat
  • 16. You are doing a lab with your best girl friend when all of a sudden her hair gets caught on the balance scale. She should have -
A) worn a hat today
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) skipped the lab
D) put her hair up in a rubber band
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Your coat
B) the fire extinguisher
C) The fire blanket
D) Water from the sink
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) before you start
B) while you are working
C) After school
D) Next week
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) wash them down the sink
C) follow the instructions of your teacher
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the nurse.
B) ask the custodian
C) your hand must be wet
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and toward others
B) away from you and others
C) toward you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour water into acid
B) pour acid into water
C) let the teacher pour them
D) pour them at the same time
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) False
B) true
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) true
B) false
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) false
B) true
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